Bile is essential for life. Although it does not contain any enzyme, yet, it acts as a very important digestive juice. Its importance is so much that, life cannot be maintained without it. If a cannula is inserted in the common bile duct and all bile is collected outside, it is seen that the dog develops various abnormalities of bone, [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Variety and Chemistry of Bile Salts 2. Synthesis of Bile Salts 3. Enterohepatic Circulation and Fate 4. Functions. Variety and Chemistry of Bile Salts: In the human bile there are two bile salts almost in equal proportion. They are: 1. Sodium taurocholate. 2. Sodium glycocholate. These are the sodium salts of taurocholic [...]
In this article we will discuss about the mechanism of bile with the help of suitable diagram. Bile secretion by liver is an active and continuous process, but its expulsion in the duodenum is intermittent. These facts necessarily prove that after secretion bile must be stored somewhere. The gall-bladder is the chief place for bile storage. The common bile duct, [...]